lundi 23 septembre 2013

Chile: The last speech of President Salvador Allende Gossens on September 11, 1973.

Placed at a historic turning point in my life I will pay the loyalty
of the people.

My
friends,

This is definitely the
last time I have to speak to you. The air force has bombed the towers of Radio
Portales and Radio Corporación. My words are not marked with bitterness but
disappointment, and will be the moral punishment of those who have betrayed
their oath: soldiers of Chile, the commanders holders and Admiral Merino, who
has promoted himself, not to mention Mr. Mendoza, who generally treacherous,
yesterday, showed his faithfulness and loyalty to the government, and now just
proclaim Director General of the Carabineros .Given these facts, there
is one thing I can say to workers: I will not resign! Placed at a historic
turning point in my life I will pay the loyalty of the people. And I 'm sure
the seed sown in the consciousness worthy of thousands and thousands of
Chileans will not be torn forever.They have the strength,
they can enslave us , but social processes do not stop with the crime or with
force.

The
story belongs to us and it is the people who make it.Workers of
my country,

I want to thank you for
your loyalty always trust you filed a man who was the interpreter of the great
desires of justice, who gave his word to respect the Constitution and the law,
and the held.This last time, the last
where I can speak to you, I ask you to put to use this lesson: Foreign capital
and imperialism, united with the reaction, created the climate in which the
Armed Forces broke their tradition, one that taught them the General Schneider
and reaffirmed commander Araya, who fell victims of the same social stratum
which now awaits a warm foreign labor makes him the power to continue defending
their profits and privileges.I address first the
modest woman of our land, the peasant who believed in us, the workers who
worked more, the mother who knew our concern for children.I appeal to workers in
professions that have a patriotic conduct, those who acted against sedition
encouraged by corporate organizations, levels of class that only seek to defend
the benefits of capitalist society that does not give' with a handle.I appeal to the youth,
those who sang and communicated their joy and their fighting spirit. I address
the man of Chile, the worker , the farmer, the intellectual, to all those who
are persecuted ... because in our country fascism has already made ​​known long
ago in the terrorist attacks, blowing up bridges, cutting the railroad tracks,
destroying the oil and gas pipelines, enjoying the silence of those who were
obliged to defend ... history will judge!

I am
certain that my sacrifice will not be useless.Radio Magallanes will
surely be silenced, and the tranquil sound of my voice will not happen to you.Regardless, you will
continue to hear, I will always be by your side, my memory will be at least
that of a worthy man who was faithful to the loyalty of workers.The people must defend
themselves, but not sacrifice. The people should not get screened or crushed,
but it must also not let humble .

Workers of
my country,

I think Chile and its
destiny. Other men will overcome this gray and bitter moment when treason
attempts to impose .Go ahead and
know that in a far closer than is wide open to new avenues through which to
advance the free man to build a better future society .

Long live
Chile! Long live the people! Long live the workers!

These are my last words.
I am certain that my sacrifice will not be useless, and I 'm sure it will be at
least a moral lesson to punish felony, cowardice and treason.

Qui êtes-vous ?

Born August 18, 1953 at Mugwata, North Kivu, DRC. Degree in History at the University of Lubumbashi. Degree in Development Studies at the University of Geneva. Author: République Démocratique du Congo. Les générations condamnées. Déliquescence d’une société pré-capitaliste (D.R.C.. Generations convicted) Publibook, Paris, 2006. L’Envers du parchemin (The other side of the parchment), novel, Publibook, Paris, 2006. Dictionnaire biographique des Africains (Biographical Dictionary of Africans), Editions Le Cri, Bruxelles, 2012. All his books have been published by NENA (Nouvelles Editions Numériques Africaines)and are available online now.